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Exploring the more obscure sciences with 'Ologies' host Alie Ward
Ever wonder what an anthropodermic biocodicologist does? The answer may surprise you: it's a scientist who studies books that have been bound with leather made from human skin.
Alie Ward delves into that obscure science and more on her award-winning science podcast, Ologies.
She joins Here & Now's Peter O'Dowd to discuss the many different "ologies" that exist and explains why otters aren't as innocent as people may think they are.
This segment aired on October 3, 2025.